Lake County Opinion
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Keep hatred out of sports rivalriesOct 11, 2015 1:00 am - There is no humor in hatred. Your inclusion of the article about the Cubs and Cardinals by Burt Constable represents a new low in your publications. Humor should not...
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Editorial: Wauconda Sept. 11 memorial bickering an ironic embarrassmentOct 10, 2015 2:00 pm - In the immediate aftermath of the horrors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the nation came together in a spirit of unity that this generation had never felt bef...
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Local leaders should avoid small issuesOct 10, 2015 1:00 am - I agree that it is not very efficient for local governments to exercise legislative power on inconveniences like outlawing squirrel feeders or gravel driveways. These t...
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Simple licensing would solve gun problemOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - I laugh. But how could I laugh at another tragedy of gun violence? Because I laugh as though the politicians and the newspaper editorial sections act like there is no so...
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Disturbing failings on life, marriageOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - It is beyond disturbing that anyone could discuss the monetary value of fetal body parts obtained through abortion and yet not acknowledge that the whole living human ba...
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Ask vets' advice on VA doctorsOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - I am a service-connected disabled veteran. I do not want to be seen by an APRN at the VA. State Rep. Michael McAuliffe of Chicago has no idea what he is talking about in...
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Feeling run over by new Tripp bus planOct 05, 2015 5:00 am - It seems safe to say that families living near Tripp Elementary School in Buffalo Grove are being "thrown under the bus" with a recent decision by the District 102 Board...
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Drugs, gangs at root of Chicago's violenceOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - Years ago, there was heavy publicity on Memorial Day and Labor Day regarding traffic deaths on long weekends with heavy travel. This attention faded once it was "discove...
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Nothing shaken up in Springfield yetOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - When campaigning, Mr. Rauner (and his wife) kept saying he was going to "shake things up." We are now 20 percent done with his term as governor and what do we have to ...
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Maybe public school teachers should reflectOct 04, 2015 1:00 am - As I listen to all the coverage of various teacher strikes or near strikes in many public schools this fall, I can't help but think about all the Catholic schoolteachers...